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Camtasia Getting started in 1 . Get Media • Record audio, video & screen content in Camtasia (see reverse side for recording instructions). • Import existing videos, photos, audio, etc. (File > Import). • The built in Library also contains a variety of graphic and audio elements you can use in your project. • Click and drag content from the Media Bin or Library into the timeline and arrange the sequence and layers of clips. • Arrange your content start-to-finish / left-to-right in the timeline. • Tracks are like layers of content. Content in higher tracks appears in front of content on lower tracks. • Resize and reposition content in the preview window. • Click and drag the play head to browse through your video and/or select specific locations. Use the red & green handles to select regions in your timeline to copy, cut or delete. • Trim Clips: Hover mouse/cursor over the edge of a clip, then click and drag to trim content. • Toolbar directly above the timeline allows you to zoom in & out for detailed editing, split clips, cut/copy/paste and undo/redo. 2. Arrange Media / Tell Your Story 3 . Enhance Your Video The menu along the upper left side of the screen provides a wide variety of tools. • Add shapes, text and more to annotate your video. • Draw attention with callouts, animations and effects. Blur sensitive information. • Add interactivity with quizzes and hotspots (requires publishing to HTML 5). The Properties button on the far-right middle of your screen provides detailed control over any piece of media selected in your timeline. 4. Publish Your Video Select “Share” button to being publishing process. See reverse side for publishing tips. WebCam Video Screen Capture Video Text Box
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CamtasiaGetting started in
1.GetMedia• Record audio,video&screencontentinCamtasia(see
reversesideforrecordinginstructions).
• Import existingvideos,photos,audio,etc.(File>Import).
• ThebuiltinLibrary alsocontainsavarietyofgraphicandaudioelementsyoucanuseinyourproject.
• Clickanddrag contentfromtheMediaBinorLibraryintothetimelineandarrangethesequenceandlayersofclips.
• Arrangeyourcontentstart-to-finish/left-to-rightinthetimeline.
• Tracks arelikelayersofcontent.Contentinhighertracksappearsinfrontofcontentonlowertracks.
• Resizeandrepositioncontentinthepreviewwindow.
• Clickanddragtheplayhead tobrowsethroughyourvideoand/orselectspecificlocations.Usethered&greenhandlestoselectregionsinyourtimelinetocopy,cutordelete.
• TrimClips:Hovermouse/cursorovertheedgeofaclip,thenclickanddragtotrimcontent.
• Toolbardirectlyabovethetimelineallowsyoutozoomin&outfordetailedediting,splitclips,cut/copy/pasteandundo/redo.
2.ArrangeMedia/TellYourStory
3.EnhanceYourVideoThemenualongtheupperleftsideofthescreenprovidesawidevarietyoftools.
• Addshapes,textandmoretoannotateyourvideo.
• Drawattentionwithcallouts,animationsandeffects.Blursensitiveinformation.
• Addinteractivitywithquizzesandhotspots(requirespublishingtoHTML5).
ThePropertiesbuttononthefar-rightmiddleofyourscreenprovidesdetailedcontroloveranypieceofmediaselectedinyourtimeline.
4.PublishYourVideoSelect“Share”buttontobeingpublishingprocess.Seereversesideforpublishingtips.
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RecordingYourScreen
• ClickRecordbuttoninupper-leftcornertobegin.
• Recordingbarwillopen,Camtasiawindowwillminimize.
• OpentheapplicationyouwishtocaptureandusetheSelectArea controlstorecord”fullscreen”or“custom”.Customcaptureareasaresetbypositioningthegreenboundingboxonthescreen.
• UseRecordedInputscontrolstoselectyourcameraµphoneortoenable/disableaudioorvideorecording.
o TheAudiodropdownallowsyoutoselect“RecordSystemAudio”ifyouwouldliketocapturesoundcomingfromthecomputeraswellasyourmicrophone.
o UsetheslidertotherightoftheAudiodropdowntoadjustyourmicrophone’sinputlevel.
• Click“rec”whenyouarereadytobeginrecording.
• Aftera3-secondcountdown,Camtasiawillbeginrecordingyourmicrophone,computerscreenandwebcam(ifselected).
• Whenfinishedrecording,pressF10orclick“Stop”intherecordingbar.
• YournewrecordingwillbeaddedasaclipinyourMediaBinandplacedinyourtimelineforediting.
PublishingTips
• Click“Share”andselectlocalfile(recommended)– orpublishdirectlytoyoursocialmediaplatformofchoice.
• MP4onlywillgiveyouthemostwidelycompatiblevideofile.RecommendedwhenpublishingtoYouTubeorsimilar.
• MP4withSmartPlayer(HTML5)isrequiredforinteractiveelementssuchasquizzes,hotspotsandembeddedcaptionsandmustbepublishedasawebpage.
• Forbestquality,selectthesameresolutionasyourprojectororiginalmedia.Forasmallerfilesize,resolutionmaybereduced.
• When“RenderingProject”progressbariscomplete,yourfinalfilewillbeready.
• Note:Youmayalwaysreturntoyourproject andcontinueediting,butyouwillneedtoshare/renderanew“final”filetoreflectthesechanges.
ImportantTip:Keepyourprojectorganized!
Allofyourmedia(photos,audio,videoclips,etc.)shouldbesavedtothesamelocationasyourCamtasiaprojectandscreenrecordings.Ifmediagetsseparatedfromtheprojectyouwillseemissingmediaerrorsinyourtimeline.
